Inadea

What Inadea does

Inadea is an Argentine medical institution that delivers end-to-end cardioprotection services to organizations, primarily centered on automated external defibrillator (AED) deployment, CPR/defibrillator training, and national-validity certification of "cardio-assisted areas." Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Buenos Aires, the firm operates a vertically integrated service stack: distribution of FDA-approved, ANMAT-certified AED hardware; CPR and defibrillator training delivered in three modalities (in-person, augmented-reality simulation, and virtual) by cardiologist physicians or certified CPR instructors; certification of organizations as cardio-assisted spaces with national validity signed by a licensed physician; and post-sale managed maintenance covering equipment inspection, signage auditing, and space certification. The offering is anchored by institutional credentials — affiliation with the Faculty of Medicine of the Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA) and endorsement of certifications by the Asociación Médica Argentina — and operates within the framework of Argentina's Law 27.159 on comprehensive sudden-death prevention, which establishes institutional prevention as a national obligation.

The business combines a direct enterprise sales motion with a regional franchise network that extends standardized service quality and UBA-backed credentials across Argentina. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, with multi-year contracts typical. Revenue streams span hardware sales, professional training and certification services, recurring managed-maintenance contracts, and franchise-licensing economics. Its customer base includes hundreds of named enterprise accounts across aviation (Aerolineas Argentinas), energy and oil & gas (Axion Energy, Petrobras Argentina, Naturgy Argentina, TGN), automotive (Toyota Argentina, Car One), pharmaceutical and chemical (Novartis Argentina, BASF Argentina, Laboratorio Internacional Argentino), insurance (Allianz Argentina, Zurich Argentina), telecommunications (Cablevisión Fibertel, iPlan), media (Grupo Clarín, CNN en Español), sports and cultural venues (Teatro Colón, Planetario Galileo Galilei, URBA), and government bodies (Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Legislatura Porteña, Subte/Metrovías). A public-facing Buscador DEA locator map aggregates the firm's installed-base locations and functions as a lightweight network/data asset for emergency discovery.

Name

Inadea

Legal name

Inadea

Website

https://inadea.com.ar

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Inadea is an Argentine medical institution that delivers end-to-end cardioprotection services — AED equipment supply, CPR and defibrillator training (in-person, AR simulation, and virtual), national-validity certification, and post-sale maintenance — to enterprise, government, and institutional clients across Argentina, with credentials from UBA's Faculty of Medicine and the Asociación Médica Argentina.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cardioprotection Services

NAICS

Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451), Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing (339113)

SIC

Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841)

akta.pro primary industry

Electrophysiology Mapping & Ablation Systems (HLAHAFAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Nursing & Allied Health Certification Prep (CNA, EMT/Paramedic, Radiology, Sonography, PT/OT) (EDANAIAB)

Keywords

• Automated external defibrillators
• Cardioprotection services
• CPR and AED training
• Cardio-assisted area certification
• Medical equipment installation

Headquarters

HQ city

Buenos Aires

HQ country

Argentina

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Defibrillator Equipment Sales: Sale of FDA-approved, ANMAT-certified automated external defibrillators (DEA) from world-leading brands. Equipment is designed to save lives in any environment.
2. Training and Capacitation Services: CPR and defibrillator use training offered in three modalities: in-person, augmented reality simulation, and virtual. All sessions conducted by cardiologist physicians or certified RCP instructors.
3. Certification Services: Certification of organizations as Cardio-assisted Areas with national validity, signed by licensed medical professionals and endorsed by institutional partners.
4. Post-Sale Maintenance Services: Ongoing maintenance including equipment inspection, signage auditing, and space certification to ensure continued proper functioning of cardioprotection systems.
5. Franchise Model Revenue: Regional franchise network generating revenue through standardized cardioprotection services delivered under the same medical standards and institutional backing across all of Argentina.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Inadea installs FDA-approved and ANMAT-certified Automated External Defibrillators (DEA) in organizations, supplies regulatory signage, and trains staff in CPR and AED use through in-person, augmented-reality simulation, and virtual modalities. It issues national-validity cardio-assisted area certifications signed by licensed physicians and endorsed by the Argentine Medical Association and the UBA Faculty of Medicine, and provides ongoing post-sale maintenance and auditing of installed equipment.

Product overview

Inadea es una institución médica líder en cardioprotección que ofrece un servicio integral para transformar espacios en áreas cardioasistidas certificadas. Su cartera de productos y servicios incluye: desfibriladores externos automáticos (DEA) certificados por ANMAT y aprobados por la FDA como equipo central; servicios de capacitación en tres modalidades (presencial, presencial con simulacro de realidad aumentada, y virtual) dictados por médicos cardiólogos; certificación de validez nacional avalada por la Asociación Médica Argentina y la Facultad de Medicina de la UBA; servicio de señalización personalizada y reglamentaria; servicio post venta y mantenimiento con auditoría de equipos; y un buscador DEA interactivo nacional para localizar desfibriladores. El modelo de negocio incluye expansión por franquicias a lo largo de Argentina, manteniendo los mismos estándares médicos y equipamiento en cada sede regional.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Automated External Defibrillators (DEA) Sale of FDA-approved, ANMAT-certified automated external defibrillators (DEA) from world-leading brands, designed to save lives in any environment. Sold to organizations as the core equipment of cardioprotected spaces.
• Cardioprotection Training (CPR and AED use) Training in CPR and automated external defibrillator use delivered in three modalities — in-person, augmented reality simulation, and virtual — by cardiologist physicians or certified CPR instructors. Targeted at organization staff required to respond to cardiac emergencies.
• National Validity Cardioprotection Certification Certification of organizations as Cardio-assisted Areas with national validity, signed by licensed physicians and endorsed by the Asociación Médica Argentina and the Faculty of Medicine of the Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA).
• Post-Sale Maintenance and Auditing Service Ongoing maintenance service performed by technicians specialized in cardiology, pacemakers, and defibrillators. Includes space auditing, inspection of installed equipment, and verification of regulatory signage to ensure continued proper functioning of cardioprotected areas.
• Custom Regulatory Signage for Cardio-protected Spaces Installation of customized signage, regulatory cartography, and emergency algorithms for cardio-protected spaces, ensuring visual and procedural compliance with cardioprotection standards.
• Inadea Franchise Program Licensed franchise program enabling regional operators across Argentina to deliver Inadea's cardioprotection services — equipment, training, certification, and maintenance — under standardized medical standards and UBA institutional backing.

Quantifiable outcome

• 15+ years of experience in cardioprotection services
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers47 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerINADEA is an institution affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Buenos Aires. This affiliation provides institutional credibility, academic backing, and endorsement for their cardioprotection certifications and training programs.
• Asociación Médica ArgentinacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerINADEA's cardioprotection certifications are endorsed by the Argentine Medical Association, providing additional institutional credibility and recognition for their national validity certifications.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Laerdal Medical: Provider of CPR training manikins, simulation tools, and programs (e.g., Resuscitation Quality Improvement) increasingly relevant to Inadea's AR/digital training differentiation and to enterprise resuscitation programs.

Broad incumbents

• American Red Cross: Large-scale provider of CPR/AED/first-aid certification courses and workplace training programs; competes with Inadea in the training and certification layer of the cardioprotection stack.
• Medtronic: Global medical-device incumbent with cardiac and resuscitation adjacencies; a potential competitor or partner as enterprise cardioprotection programs increasingly integrate with broader cardiac care pathways.
• American Heart Association: Sets the global standard for CPR/AED certification curricula (BLS, Heartsaver) and licenses training sites; a broader incumbent whose certified curricula Inadea's training programs align with, and which competes indirectly for institutional training contracts.

Direct peers

• Defibtech: AED manufacturer targeting workplace, school, and public-access deployment with bundled training; competes with Inadea on price-sensitive enterprise AED sales plus training.
• ZOLL Medical: Manufacturer of AED Plus and professional defibrillators with strong CPR/AED training offerings; a direct competitor on the hardware-and-training bundle Inadea delivers, especially for enterprise and healthcare customers.
• Cardiac Science: AED manufacturer (Powerheart series) with associated training programs, competing with Inadea for enterprise AED procurement and certification programs.
• Philips (HeartStart AED): Global manufacturer of HeartStart AEDs and provider of CPR/AED training programs; competes with Inadea on the equipment side and on enterprise cardioprotection program design, though at a global scale rather than Argentina-focused.
• Stryker (LifePak/HeartSine): Owner of LifePak and HeartSine AED brands and Physio-Control, offering AED distribution plus training and program management services comparable to Inadea's full cardioprotection stack.

Regional players

• Argentina CARDIO (regional cardioprotection providers): Local and regional Argentine providers of AED distribution, CPR training, and cardioprotection certification that compete with Inadea in the same Argentine domestic market without the UBA/AMA institutional endorsements.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/inadea.ok
• Xx.com/INADEAOK
• Facebookfacebook.com/INADEASA
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/inadea

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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